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VILLAGES ON THE SOUTH OR COYOTE SIDE — AH-HA-LEET KO-TO-WAHK f 



21. Sap-pah' -sam-mah. — Lowermost (most westerly) village or camp 

 on south side of the valley, about half a mile east of Pohono Meadows. 



22. Lem-me-hitch'-ke. — Small village or camp on east side of Pohono 

 (or Bridal Veil) Creek, just below a very large rock. 



23. Hop'-to-ne. — Small village or camp at base of westernmost of the 

 lofty cliffs known as Cathedral Rocks, and close to south end of El 

 Capitan bridge across Merced River. 



24. We-sum-meh'. — Small village or camp at base of Cathedral Spires 

 near the river, with a small meadow below; not far above Hop'-to-ne. 



25. Kis'-se, or Kis'-se-uh. — Large village near the river, nearly opposite 

 Hah-ki-ah. Kis'-se was the westernmost of the large villages on the 

 south side. From it easterly they occurred at frequent intervals. 



26. Chd-chd-kal-lah. — Large village just below old Folsom bridge 

 (ford). Formerly a sweat-house (chap-poo) here. 



27. Ham'-moo-ah. — ^Village on Ford road, nearly opposite Three 

 Brothers (Wah-hah'-kah). 



28. Loi-ah. — Large village in open pine forest below Sentinel Rock 

 (on ground now occupied by Camp Ahwahnee) and reaching down to- 

 ward river. Occupied during my earlier visits to the valley. 



29. Hoo-koo-me-ko-tah. — Village a little above Galen Clark's house; 

 looked out easterly over big meadow. Occupied during my earlier 

 visits. (Hoo-koo-me is the great horned owl.) 



30. Haw-kaw-koo-e-tah (Ho-kok'-kwe-lah, Haw-kaw'-koi*). — Large 

 and important village on Merced River, where Sentinel Hotel and cot- 

 tages now stand. Home of the band called Yo-ham'-i-te (or Yo-hem'- 

 i-te), for whom the valley was named. The old woman Callipena was a 

 Yo-ham'-i-te. 



31. Ho-low. — Village on or near Merced River where the schoolhouse 

 used to stand. 



32. Wah'-tahk'-itch-ke. — Village on edge of meadow on south bend of 

 Merced River near forks of road west of Le Conte Memorial. The wild 

 pea ("wo/i-^a/t'-^a/ij grows here. 



33. Too-yu-yu-yu. — Large village on south bend of Merced River due 

 north of Le Conte Memorial and close to the bridge between Le Conte 

 Memorial (or Camp Curry) and Kinney ville. 



34. Too-lah'-kah'-mah. — Village or camp on open ground now occu- 

 pied by orchard on east side of meadow north of Camp Curry. 



* Named from How-kaw'-met-te, or How-wah-met-te, a rocky place. 



